BioSolar, Inc. Reports Progress on its High-Energy Anode Material for Lithium Ion Batteries
January 24, 2017 at 02:00 pm IST
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BioSolar, Inc. provided a progress report on the development of its high-energy anode material for next generation lithium batteries. The company recently completed the initial test of its silicon-metal (Si-M) anode material for lithium-ion batteries. During this test, a recent batch of the company’s Si-M anode material was evaluated against a benchmark silicon-carbon anode material, known as one of the best silicon anode materials commercially available. During the test, both silicon materials were prepared to reach the energy storage capacity of over 620mAh/g at the electrode level, and evaluated at full cell configuration with lithium nickel cobalt aluminum oxide (LiNiCoAlO2) cathode electrodes. One of the significant parameters that can project battery performance is the capacity retention after 200 charging and discharging cycles. At identical loading, prototype batteries with the company's Si-M anode retained 78.1% of the original capacity whereas the benchmark silicon anode retained just 76.6% of its original capacity.
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